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EXFEEJMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. IPOS^V 

 WINTER SIX-EOW BAELEY. 



A plot of winter barley of the variety known as Zero, was sown on August 2f»th, 

 1905. It made good growth in the autumn, but was entirely killed owing to the--' 

 changeable weather during the winter. 



PEAS. 



The plots of peas v,-ere one-fortieth of an acre each. The soil was a sandy loam. 

 The seed was sown on May 7th at the rate of two to three bushels per acre, according 

 to the size of the pea. The crop obtained was considerably below the average owing 

 to the insufficient rainfall during July and August. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in ' bushels ' of GO pounds. 



* Varieties and selected strains produced at the Central Experimental Farm are 

 marked with an asterisk. 



Peas. — Test of Varieties. 



o 

 £ 



1 



2 



^! 

 4 



5 



9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 



Name of Variety. 



Chancellor 



Arthur*.. 



Early Eiitain . . 



English (Jrrey 



Archer* 



Canadian Beauty .... 



Eield Grey 



Pearlr 



Golden Vine 



Duke* 



Agne.s* 



Gregory'' 



Black-eye Marrowfat 

 Daniel O'Ro'irke . . . . 



Picton* 



Prussian Blue 



Wisconsin Blue 



Kent* 



iSIackay* . . 



Nelson* 



Paragon* 



Prince Albert 



Prince* 



Victoria* 



Wiiite Marrowfat. . . 



Character 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong. 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Lbs. 



2,0S0 

 1,930 

 1,900 

 1,880 

 1,780 

 1,780 

 1,780 

 1,780 

 1,700 

 1,70() 

 1,660 

 1,600 

 1,620 

 l,620i 

 1,620 

 1,620 

 1,600 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 1,480 

 1,480 

 1,480 

 1,460 

 1,420 

 1,.30LI 



Yield- 



per 



Acre. 



Bu. lbs. 



34 40 



33 .. 



31 40 



31 20 



29 40 



29 40 



29 40 



29 40 



28 20 



28 20 



27 4C 



27 40 



27 .. 



27 .. 



27 .. 



27 .. 



26 40 

 25 

 25 



24 40 



24 40 



24 40 



24 20 



23 40 



21 40 



Q^ i. :^ 



c 



— O 



fcSS 



Lbs. 



62J 



62" 



61 



62 



64 



62 



63 



61 



Size of Pea. 



Small. 



Medium. 



Large. 



Small. 



Large. 

 64.J Small. 

 62i Large. 

 63 

 63i 

 62 

 63i, 

 62i 

 62| 

 62^, 

 61J 



m. 



62| 



62 



62J, Small. 



62] Large, 



62 M.'.liu!. 



62i [jarge. 



Medium. 



Large. 



Small. 



Lf).rge. 



Medium. 



It 

 Large. 

 Medium. 



Most Productive Varieties of Peas.- — Among the most productive sorts of peas 

 grown for the past five years at this farm are Golden Vine, Canadian Beauty, Prus- 

 sian Blue, Mackay and Chancellor. One or more of these varieties can be obtained 

 from almost any seedsman. 



Earliest Varieties of Peas. — Chancellor and Prussian Blue are among the earliest 

 varieties, but Golden Vine and Canadian Beauty are almost as early. 



